1. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIFIC DISPENSATION
Portfolio Committee
Presented by: CDC Corporate Services
Date: 2008

2. CONTENT Purpose Background General Principles of OSD
OSD for Correctional Officers
Nursing OSD
Social Workers OSD
Legal Services OSD
Educators OSD
Financial implications

3. PURPOSE
The purpose of this presentation is to provide a progress report on:
Development of the OSD for Correctional Officers
The participation in the development and implementation of the OSD’s for other occupational categories in the DCS

4. BACKGROUND
Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2007 provides for the development and implementation of occupational dispensations for identified occupational categories
Owing to the nature of DCS business, all the OSD’s referred to in the Resolution are applicable to the Department
DCS is responsible for the development, of the OSD for Correctional Officers
The role of DCS in the other OSD’s includes participation in the development and implementation for the relevant occupations in DCS

5. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF OSD
A unique salary structure per occupation
Centrally determined grading structures and broad job profiles
Clear requirements for appointment and promotion
Improved career pathing opportunities based on competencies, experience and performance; and
Meaningful pay progression within the salary level.

6. OSD FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
In terms of paragraph of PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2007 a revised salary structure shall be implemented in respect of Correctional Officers with effect from 1 July 2008.
The objective of this new salary structure, as with all other OSD’s for their relevant occupations, is to attract and retain skilled employees.
Coincides with the Department’s longstanding plan to enhance and refine the jobs of Correctional Officers in line with the White Paper on Corrections and improve their conditions of service

7. PROGRESS OSD FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
An OSD structure with three streams has been developed and approved. The three streams are:
Security
Corrections
Social Reintegration
Job descriptions and grading of the jobs for the different work streams have been done
Draft career pathing framework has been developed and is being refined (see below)
Regions in process of updating and collating qualification and experience information on the Personnel and Salary Administration System (PERSAL) for use in the conversion process
Continuous consultation with Unions in multilateral meetings

8. CAREER PATH FOR SECURITY, CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
Head Correctional Centre
Head Community Corrections
Centre Coordinator Security Management
Centre Coordinator Corrections
Reintegration Manager
Senior Reintegration Officer
Security Manager
Unit Manager
Case Management Supervisor
Senior Security Officer
Reintegration Officer
Security Officer
Case
Officer
Community Profiling Officer
Integrated Security
Officer
ASSESSMENT
Trainee

9. OSD FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
Aims to:
Elevate those correctional officers working directly with the offenders
Provide a clear “professional” career ladder for security, corrections (including community corrections) officers
Incorporate discipline and performance as a requirement for advancement
Provide a meaningful increase in the overall package of Correctional Officers and limit payment of weekend overtime
Reduce the number of notches in the salary levels and thus allow Correctional Officers the opportunity for meaningful (greater increases in salary) grade progression

10. OSD FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
Also aims to :
Allow for the more rapid development of “para professionals” in corrections from amongst experienced members.
Supports the process of organisational realignment whereby the structure supports the functions that are performed at correctional centres
Introduces a team approach and management structures to enhance control and ensure that the correctional officer becomes a team player and there is more accountability within a smaller unit

11. DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES
Appointment requirements in line with more professional Correctional officers
Remuneration structure, including number of notches and percentages
Progression to higher levels – where this will require a post promotion or a rank promotion
Frequency of pay progression; Accelerated progression for those who perform better e.g. where it may take an average performer 10 years to move to a higher rank, it may take a better performer half the time.

12. OSD FOR NURSES Implementation effective date: 1 July 2007
As at 30 April 2008 all nurses who were in service on 30 June 2007 were translated in line with the Primary Health Care (PHC) stream of the Nursing OSD
A total of 621 Nurses have been translated to the Nursing OSD.
Total of R 27 million spent thus far on translations / conversions
Only outstanding cases are those of Operational Managers and some cases which require rectification because of incorrect / insufficient information provided

13. OSD FOR SOCIAL WORKERS Implementation date: 1 April 2008
The DCS technical team is participating in the development of the OSD framework.
Framework was submitted to the Mandate Committee on 7 May 2008.
521 filled Social Worker posts currently in DCS out of a total of 773
Costing has been done for the next 4 years

14. OSD FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
Implementation date: 1 July 2007
Agreement signed in April 2008 with labour
Implementation directive received
Total number covered by this OSD: 22 out of a total of 41 financed posts

15. OSD FOR EDUCATORS
Implementation date: 1 January 2008 (school based); 1 April 2008 (Office based Educators); 1 April 2008 (Educator Specialists)
Signed resolution from Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) only obtained from DPSA on 21 April 2008; awaiting implementation directive from DPSA.
Due date for the finalisation of the implementation directive – 30 June 2008
Total number of Educators to be translated – 449 out of a total of 571 financed posts.

16. OSD FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACISTS
Implementation date: 1 July 2008
DCS technical team participating in development of framework
Stream created specifically for DCS medical personnel
Total number of filled pharmacist posts (23 out of 47 financed posts)
Total number of filled medical practitioner posts (9 out of 19 financed posts)

17. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF OSD’S OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY
BUDGET REQUIRED
NURSING
R 27,500,000
SOCIAL WORKERS
R 36,959,460
LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
R 884,495
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
R 761,366
PHARMACIST
R 959,378
EDUCATION
R 18,000,000
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
R 450,000,000
TOTAL REQUIRED
R 535,064,699

18. TIMEFRAMES
CATEGORY
DATES FOR IMPLEMENTATION ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION AND DCS REVISED TARGET DATES
NURSES
I JULY 2007 (STILL BEING IMPLEMENTED IN DCS)
LEGAL
1 JULY 2007 (DCS TARGET DATE JULY 2008)
SOCIAL WORKERS
1 APRIL 2008 (DCS TARGET DATE SEPTEMBER 2008)
EDUCATORS
1 JANUARY AND 1 APRIL 2008 (DCS TARGET DATE OCTOBER 2008)
MEDICAL AND PHARMACISTS
1 JULY 2008 (DCS TARGET DATE UNKNOWN AS THE OSD IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED)
CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS
1 JULY 2008 (DCS TARGET DATE 1 JULY 2008, HOWEVER THE OSD IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE DELAYED IF NEGOTIATIONS ARE PROTRACTED)
PSYCHOLOGISTS
1 JULY 2009 (DCS TARGET DATE UNKNOWN AS THE OSD IS STILL BEING DEVELOPED)

19. CHALLENGES
PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2007 has major financial implications
Linking of OSD to 7 – day establishment
Budget shortfalls for implementation of OSD
Tight timeframes for completion and rollout of the OSD
Envisaged drawn out negotiation period
Freeing trained Correctional Officers performing other duties e.g. HR, Finances etc.

20. CONCLUSION
It is envisaged that the implementation of Occupational Specific Dispensation for the different Occupational Classes will standardise compensation in the public service and curb poaching and job hopping.
Above all of this, the Department of Correctional Services still needs to put double its efforts in order to change the working environment and the image of the Department to that of a professional Correctional Service.
Provides an opportunity to attract and retain scarce skills through payment of allowances as provided in Resolution 1 of 2007.

21. THANK YOU Renewing our Pledge:
A National Partnership to Correct, Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Offenders for a safer and secure South Africa